Jacqueline Anne Gillott was an English novelist and broadcaster. She was one of Britain's first female television reporters.
Occupation
writer, television presenter, novelist
Born
September 24, 1939
Died
September 19, 1980
Overview
Jacqueline Anne Gillott (24 September 1939 – 19 September 1980) was an English novelist and broadcaster. She was one of Britain's first female television reporters.
Life and career
Born in Bromley, Kent, Gillott attended University College London. She worked as a journalist for a provincial newspaper before starting a television career with Independent Television News. She later presented programmes on the BBC, including early editions of the Film Show. She also wrote five successful novels between 1968 and 1979.
Personal life and death
Gillott was married to the television producer John Percival, and they had two sons. They moved to a small farm in Somerset in 1972 to live as near as possible to self-sufficiency; she wrote about their experiences in a book, Providence Place (1977).
After suffering from depression and marital troubles, Gillott killed herself at her cottage in Pitcombe, Somerset on 24 September 1980. She was 40 years old.
